Category Archives: WBAP 24/7 News

Unemployment Drops to 6.9% and US Adds a Solid 638,000 jobs

Unemployment Drops to 6.9% and US Adds a Solid 638,000 jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. employers added 638,000 jobs in October, a solid pace though far fewer than needed to regain most of the jobs lost to the pandemic recession just as new viral cases are setting record highs. The October gain suggested that a tentative economic recovery may remain intact even  in the face of…MORE

Cowboys Will Have 4th Starting QB of Season Against Steelers

Cowboys Will Have 4th Starting QB of Season Against Steelers

FRISCO, Texas (AP) — Dallas receiver CeeDee Lamb stammered briefly when asked about his first practice with Cooper Rush and Garrett Gilbert as those two quarterbacks compete to start against Pittsburgh. “We recently got Coop … Cooper … Rush. Cooper Rush,” Lamb said, the rookie finally putting the full name together. And that’s the guy…MORE

Absentee Ballot Count Leads to Biden Topping Trump in Tarrant County

Absentee Ballot Count Leads to Biden Topping Trump in Tarrant County

Fort Worth (WBAP/KLIF) – The ongoing absentee ballot count in Tarrant county has put Joe Biden on top by a few hundred votes. As ballots are still being counted in Texas, Joe Biden has pulled ahead of President Trump as a result of votes tallied from the Fort Worth area.   The numbers won’t change the…MORE

US Postal Service Found 815 Ballots in Texas Mail Processing Facility Sweeps

US Postal Service Found 815 Ballots in Texas Mail Processing Facility Sweeps

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – More than 800 mail ballots were found in Texas mail processing facilities and delivered to county election officials between Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the U.S. Postal Service. According to the document submitted by USPS on Wednesday, 815 ballots were found across the state between the two sweeps and transported to…MORE

Texas AG’s Affair Tied to Criminal Allegations

Texas AG’s Affair Tied to Criminal Allegations

DALLAS (AP) – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton had an extramarital affair with a woman whom he later helped get a job with a real estate developer at the center of recent criminal allegations against the Republican. Two people who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity, citing fears about retaliation, say that…MORE

Dallas Police Officer Shot Near El Centro College Campus

Dallas Police Officer Shot Near El Centro College Campus

(WBAP/KLIF) — A Dallas College police officer was shot, Thursday night, in downtown Dallas.  According to Warren Mitchell with Dallas police, the officer was investigating a vehicle disturbance involving the suspect near the El Centro campus, when the two exchanged gunfire. Both the officer and suspect were hit and transported to a local hospital. The officer’s…MORE

President Trump Accuses Democrats of Stealing the Election

President Trump Accuses Democrats of Stealing the Election

(WBAP/KLIF) —  President Donald Trump says that he is being cheated in a race that is still too close to call.  The President from the White House moments ago says – in his words “if you count the legal votes”, he easily wins. The President also called election polling as election interference. President Trump at the…MORE

Large Grant Awarded to Help Prevent Gang, Gun Violence Among Youth in South Fort Worth

Large Grant Awarded to Help Prevent Gang, Gun Violence Among Youth in South Fort Worth

FORT WORTH (WBAP/KLIF)- The Fort Worth Police Department was awarded a $500k grant from the U.S Department of Justice to help reduce crime in the city. “It was a competitive grant. Very competitive,” said Deputy Chief Neil Noakes. “There weren’t that many awarded across the country out so we are very blessed to receive this…MORE

UNT Football Game Postponed Due to Number of COVID-19 Cases

UNT Football Game Postponed Due to Number of COVID-19 Cases

DENTON (WBAP/KLIF)- The University of North Texas football game against Louisiana Tech scheduled for Saturday, has been postponed due to the number of COVID-19 cases and subsequent contact tracing within the program. “We are very disappointed to announce the postponement of our game against Louisiana Tech this weekend,” Vice President and Director of Athletics Wren…MORE

Reward Money Increased in Dallas Murder of SMU Student

Reward Money Increased in Dallas Murder of SMU Student

DALLAS (WBAP/KLIF) – Crimestoppers increased reward money this week for information in the recent murder of an SMU student in Downtown Dallas. According to the Dallas Police Department,  19-year-old Robert “Jaden” Urrea was shot and killed Halloween morning near Jackson and Harwood Streets in Downtown Dallas. DPD has released photos and surveillance of the suspect vehicle…MORE